This One Picture Nails The Terrible Drug Scourge Threatening Aboriginal Communities

    The welcome sign into Alice Springs becomes a chilling image.

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    The picture comes amidst a crisis meeting convened by Australia’s peak body for Aboriginal health (NACCHO) in Canberra over ice use in the Indigenous community.

    "The use of the "disgusting" drug was devastating communities and, unlike alcohol and tobacco, its impact on families and communities was immediate. It is fast becoming an epidemic,'' - Tim Cooke, NACCHO Chairperson.

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